01989-052407 It Spending

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2007 Contact: OMB Communications, (202) 395-7254

OMB RELEASES REPORT ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPENDING FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its updated annual “Report on Information Technology (IT) Spending for the Federal Government.” This update details the approximately $66.4 billion of requested FY 2008 IT spending, a 2.3 percent increase over the FY 2007 enacted total. “Information technology investments help support the efficient implementation of Agency missions,” said E-Government Administrator Karen Evans. “Our goal is to ensure every dollar spent on information technology is spent effectively in order to better serve our citizens, business, and agencies. OMB will continue to work with the agencies, the Government Accountability Office, and Congress to ensure proper oversight of IT spending.” The details for the IT spending are normally released with the annual budget submission in February. However, agencies were not able to produce the information needed for the report due to the delay in completion of the FY07 appropriations process. The budget details for FY 2008 projected spending are dependent upon the FY 2007 appropriated amounts. With this report, OMB is able to post by agency the details of FY2007 enacted amounts, as well as the details of the President’s FY 2008 budget request. The annual report is available on OMB’s web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2008/sheets/itspending.xls ###